NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection.

The banjo became the backbone of American roots music and culture through minstrelsy — white America's most popular form of entertainment in the early 1800s – in which white performers ...

Many music stores sell banjo pitch pipes. Just make sure before you walk out of the store that the pipe has the notes you’ll need: G, B, and D. Tune to a piano.

And I see the power of music when I’m on stage in China: I start a Chinese song and the audience roars with delight that the blond, curly-haired girl with the banjo can sing their music.

By John D. Sutter, CNN Over in our opinion section, Abigail Washburn writes thoughtfully about the power of music to connect people from different cultures. She has a unique persective from which ...

Classical Banjo? Marin Musician Uses Time in Isolation to Release New Music By Joe Rosato Jr. • Published November 1, 2020 • Updated on November 1, 2020 at 11:21 pm ...

Rhiannon Giddens talks about her love for the banjo and the largely Black history of the instrument, as explored in a new 10-part Wondrium series.

Comedy Legend talks his love for banjo music, the annual Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Prize, and his upcoming projects. By Rob LeDonne It was nine years ago when comedy legend Steve Martin ...